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Papers.

Letters to family in England from A.W. Howitt and his wife Maria Robinson (née Boothby). Autobiography of William Howitt (1792-1879). Correspondence includes letters from the following: Daisy Bates, Rev. L. Fison, Sir James Frazer, E. Morris Miller, Professor Sir Baldwin Spencer and Eugene von Guérard. Articles, circulars, memoirs and notes on aboriginal customs. Aboriginal vocabulary lists. Maps and charts. Instructions for the relief of the Burke and Wills expedition from the Chairman and from the Secretary of the Exploration Committee of the Royal Society of Victoria. Diary of A.W. Howitt on trip to 'Far North' 1859-1860.

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Howitt, A. W. (Alfred William), 1830-1908

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Explorer, natural scientist and pioneer authority on Aboriginal culture and social organisation. From the description of Papers [microform]. 1861-1862. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222929794 Explorer, natural scientist and pioneer authority on Aboriginal culture and social organization. From the description of Papers. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225770296 ...